Check Your Mindset

Check Your Mindset

As leaders, we talk about coaching tips and how to give feedback to our teams; it’s important to know if our people are in the right frame of mind to receive feedback. It’s also essential to gut-check ourselves to ensure we’re in the right frame of...
Consistency Always Wins

Consistency Always Wins

How often do we apply consistency to our lives to see an impact? One example could be healthy eating. Have you ever eaten healthy for a few days and then jumped on the scale to see how much weight you’ve lost? A day or two of healthy eating doesn’t lead to...
Sometimes You Need To Walk Away

Sometimes You Need To Walk Away

Sometimes you need to walk away from your problems. I’m the one who always says run toward the problem, so why would I be saying you have to walk away from your problems? Because there are times when you’re wrestling with a problem, and you need to walk away from it...
Share Bad News Proactively

Share Bad News Proactively

It’s never fun sharing bad news, but it’s always necessary. I think the key to sharing bad news is being proactive. There’s a saying, “share good news fast and bad news faster.” To develop trust in any relationship, you must share the bad...
You Gotta Expect That

You Gotta Expect That

You gotta expect that!    This is a phrase I use with some of my longest-standing friends from my hometown, Fenton, Michigan. Years ago, when I was living in Nashville, Tennessee, we were watching a University of Michigan game. They were playing Notre...